Archive for May, 2008
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
“No One to Turn To”: On aid workers and sexual abuse of children
(cross-posted at Cure This) This morning on National Public Radio, I listened as a broadcaster recited a 40 second news blurb on sexual abuse by humanitarian aid workers against CHILDREN. This is part of it: U.N. Vows To Intensify Investigation Of Alleged Abuse U.N. officials said Tuesday will take steps to ensure the safety of [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in global public health,violence,war and health by anjali
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Caring for our women returning from war
(cross-posted at Cure This) On Memorial Day, Helen Benedict writes about the challenges facing our women warriors as they return home from duty. She follows up with a strong call to action. From “For Women Warriors, Deep Wounds, Little Care”: Women make up some 15 percent of the United States active duty forces, and 11 [...]
No Comments » - Posted in healthcare access,iraq,this is feminism,war and health by anjali
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
The “Change you Deserve” (hilarious)
From BuzzFeed: In response to Barack Obama’s calls for change, the Republican’s have unveiled their new “Change You Deserve” campaign for 2008. It turns out the slogan was also used to market the popular anti-depressant, Effexor. Sometimes those Republicans just get things so right. Check out the link to the drug’s possible side effects! (akathisia, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in healthcare access,obsession2008,quotes,strategy and tactics by anjali
Sunday, May 11th, 2008
An open letter to my fellow Americans who think that black people mindlessly vote for black people
Dear fellow Americans who think that black people mindlessly vote for black people: This was on top of Democratic strategist and Clinton supporter Paul Begala saying this week on CNN, “We cannot win with eggheads and African-Americans. OK. That’s the Dukakis coalition, which carried 10 states and gave us four years of the first George [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in obsession2008,race by anjali
Sunday, May 11th, 2008
“Vote Both”. Are you kidding me?
I found out about Vote Both, a new website created by former Hillary Clinton staffers, from Amardeep at Sepia Mutiny. Wow. I just took a look at the Vote Both website. There are lies and damned lies on it. On the VoteBoth website, the letter that they ask you to write to undeclared superdelegates includes [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in los angeles,obsession2008 by anjali
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Burma / Myanmar — open thread at Cure This
15,000 feared dead. 44,000 missing. 1,000,000 homeless: Burma / Myanmar after the cyclone that hit on May 3rd. And a CNN video report that I can’t embed into this post but will link to — “Death and Devastation in Myanmar” — extremely moving. Last I heard earlier today, it looks like the Burmese authoritarian government [...]
